Combined mobile electronic device holder and fastener mechanism

Abstract

A mobile electronic device holder adapted for removable attachment to a connector device is disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A mobile electronic device holder, the holder comprising:
 a container for holding a mobile electronic device, the container having a substantially continuous closed tubular walled body, the body comprising: 
 an open upper end opposing a closed lower end; 
 a rear wall having a front surface and a rear surface; 
 an interior cavity; wherein the rear wall includes an upper edge forming a pair of shoulders between which a neck portion integrally extends vertically therefrom, the shoulders creating a space bilateral to the neck portion allowing an upper portion of the mobile electronic device to be free of contact with the rear wall, thereby facilitating quick, easy, and efficient grip and removal of the mobile electronic device from the interior cavity, and wherein the open upper end of the body provides ingress into the interior cavity formed within the body, the interior cavity defines a volume suitably dimensioned for accepting a mobile electronic device and removably holding the mobile electronic device securely therein in a snug-fit manner; and 
 an attachment mechanism. 
 
     
     
       2. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 1 , wherein the front wall defines a height measuring less than a height defining the rear wall. 
     
     
       3. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 2 , wherein the front wall includes a relief formed therein as an elongated, wide slot which extends downward intermediate from an upper edge of the front wall into the interior cavity of the body, wherein the slot allows for a screen and at least a portion of a keypad of the electronic mobile device to be easily viewed and accessed while the mobile electronic device resides within the body. 
     
     
       4. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 3 , wherein the body is manufactured so as to be available in any number of colors. 
     
     
       5. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 3 , wherein the body is provided with ornamentation and/or indicia. 
     
     
       6. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment mechanism comprises a first elongated arm and a second elongated arm being pivotally connected so as to allow the first elongated arm and the second elongated arm to pivotally move between open and closed positions. 
     
     
       7. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 6 , wherein each arm of the attachment mechanism comprises a lower end opposing an upper gripping end, the attachment mechanism includes a spring which biases the upper gripping end of each the arm to a closed, resting position. 
     
     
       8. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 7 , wherein the attachment mechanism includes a support plate having a lower surface suitably mounted to an outer surface of either the first arm or the second arm. 
     
     
       9. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 8 , wherein the support plate having an upper surface to which the rear surface of the rear wall of the body is mounted, whereupon insertion of the mobile electronic device into the interior cavity of the body, the attachment mechanism is removably attached to a connector device, thereby removably attaching the mobile electronic device to the connector device. 
     
     
       10. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 9 , wherein the connector device is a golf bag. 
     
     
       11. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 1 , wherein the body defines a rectangular configuration. 
     
     
       12. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of lateral side walls each define an incurvate or concave shape which shapely conforms to an external contour of the mobile electronic device. 
     
     
       13. A mobile electronic device holder, the holder comprising:
 a container for holding a mobile electronic device, the container having a substantially continuous closed tubular walled body, the body comprising: 
 an open upper end opposing a closed lower end; 
 a rear wall having a front surface and a rear surface; 
 a front wall; 
 a pair of lateral side walls, wherein the front wall and the rear wall are integrally joined substantially perpendicular by the pair of lateral side walls, the rear wall, the front wall, and the pair of lateral side walls each integrally extends vertically from the closed lower end; 
 an interior cavity; 
 an attachment mechanism; 
 a support plate suitably mounted to the attachment mechanism, wherein the rear surface of the rear wall of the body is suitably mounted to the support plate; and 
 
       a retainer element, wherein the open upper end of the body provides ingress into the interior cavity formed within the body, the interior cavity defines a volume suitably dimensioned for accepting a mobile electronic device and removably holding the mobile electronic device securely therein in a snug-fit manner, the rear wall includes an upper edge forming a pair of shoulders between which a neck portion integrally extends vertically therefrom, the shoulders creating a space bilateral to the neck portion allowing an upper portion of the mobile electronic device to be free of contact with the rear wall, thereby facilitating quick, easy, and efficient grip and removal of the mobile electronic device from the interior cavity, the front wall defines a height measuring less than a height defining the rear wall, and wherein the front wall includes a relief formed therein as an elongated, wide slot which extends downward intermediate from an upper edge of the front wall into the interior cavity of the body. 
     
     
       14. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 13 , wherein the attachment mechanism is a clamp. 
     
     
       15. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 13 , wherein the retainer element is defined as an elongated strip suitably attached longitudinally to an inner surface of at least each of the pair of lateral sidewalls and the rear wall so as to provide cushioned support against which an outer contour of the mobile electronic device contacts, thereby affording protection thereto and also enhancing immobilization of the mobile electronic device. 
     
     
       16. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 15 , wherein the retainer element is constructed of a soft, flexible, shape-memory foam, plastic, or polymeric material. 
     
     
       17. The mobile electronic device holder of  claim 13 , wherein the relief is covered with a transparent plate.